Horological Meandering

We are in Exciting Times, No longer is watchmaking restricted to Europe but we can say that Asia has arrived with the rise of Japanese and Chinese watchmakers creating unique designs encompassing their own perspectives. I am optimistic and hopeful that we...  

You're absolutely right about this being a renaissance moment. What gets me excited is seeing how different regions bring their own cultural DNA to watchmaking. The Japanese approach feels so different from what's happening with Chinese independents right... 

The Reuben Schoots is a Marvel ❤️, Shiming Yang's Mgraver is so cool!

Met both young inspiring watch makers and have good impressions. Hope to see them at DWW 2025 😊

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Tai bang le! Which translates to "wonderful" or "fantastic."

To the finals. The East is not the least anymore!!

We shall see

To make it dangerous to wager

I like the "crumpled paper" or "landscape from 30,000ft." look of the center dial on the Schoots. Also the plate composition on the back of the Tasaki is refreshing and unique. Although they're not the newest kids on the block I like to follow the work of... 

are all doing their part to keep the tradition of American watchmaking alive, in my opinion their global distribution is not what it can be, primarily because they have enough demand domestically to cover their capacity, however more work can be done.

thanks for sending me down another rabbit hole!

We’ve got to say the name correctly when bragging about the watch on our wrist — and the listener has to be able to repeat it to his friends! Cazalea

I'm very drawn to the desert-like dial of the Tremblage, with blued hands looking like brooks crossing the sand

So many new brands... I could never keep up, but that Fabian Pellet L'Essential is beautiful. The barrier to entry is so low or non-existent nowadays for such 2/3 hands time only watches.

for shortlisting the semi-finalists which allowed me to discover these Watchmakers, the Fabian Pellet is indeed beautiful 😍, absolutely the barriers to entry are low which is great in my opinion, heightened competition will bring in more creativity and lo... 

These watches show why i love indies so much . So much love and attention and craftsmanship went into them. Wish i could afford them all 🙏🏻😉

I'll be in China soon, ironically because I just moved my jewelry brand manufacturing from the US to China lol. Considering stop[ing by to visit them. They are in Beijing though which be a bit of a pain with the current itinerary. Will be interesting to s...